«Other related documents and texts» * Soviet Dissent & "Index on Censorship" * [1] A LETTER FROM MOSCOW (8 August 1968) The original impetus for the creation of the "Index on Censorship" magazine came from an Open Letter addressed "To World Public Opinion" by two Soviet dissenters, Pavel Litvinov and Larissa Bogoraz. Describing "the atmosphere … Continue reading “Index on Censorship”
“Bell Affair”, 1965 onwards
(Based on Joffe Foundation archives and research, published in 2015) Over half a century ago, on 12 June 1965, the KGB carried out 30 raids in Leningrad, targeting those involved in the production and circulation of The Bell (Kolokol), an underground magazine [1]. In recent years the Joffe Foundation in St. Petersburg has gathered, written … Continue reading “Bell Affair”, 1965 onwards
